A memorial service was held for the 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, based in Prescott, Ariz., who were killed when a windblown wildfire overcame them north of Phoenix. Fourteen of the victims were in their 20's.
The saga of Edward Snowden and the NSA makes one thing clear: The United States' central role in developing the Internet and hosting its most powerful players has made it the global leader in the surveillance game.
San Francisco Bay area commuters are enduring another tough morning commute because of a transit strike. Hundreds of thousands of commuters who rely on Bay Area Rapid Transit ? the nation's fifth largest rail system ? had to find alternate routes to work.